Name: Columbia Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts and lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.09/cwt on 8 head, down $44.41 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +0.34 against this barn's trailing median of $387.75.

Average price

$388.09

▼ 44.41 vs prior sale

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,007

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$164.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.92

vs TN average

−16.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	414.95	2,282	6thin
Medium and Large 2	505	365.00	1,843	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	250.00	1,275	1thin

One grade step is worth $164.95/cwt here — about $1,007 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.72, low $343.81, median $387.75 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

388.09

—

TN average16 barns · 740 hd

384.17

+3.92

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−16.67

This barn, trailing median14 sales

387.75

+0.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,612	200.09	3,225	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	166.51	2,518	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	166.18	2,032	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	150.00	1,643	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,715	148.00	2,538	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,646	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,715	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	154.96/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,756	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	200.09/cwt	197.00–205.00	3,225	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	3
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	693	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	428.50/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,377	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	437.53/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,222	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	394.85/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	929	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Center (UPI) - Columbia TN

Wed Jun 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 98Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 27Year ago 36

No trends could be established due to light receipts and lack of comparable data.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	187.00	187.00
3	—	1,133	154.00–156.00	154.96
1	—	1,300	179.00	179.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	165.00–168.00	166.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	150.00	150.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	197.00–205.00	200.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	465.00	465.00
10	550–600	586	427.50–430.00	428.50
4	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	800	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	542	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	744	355.00	355.00
18	900–950	929	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	693	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	650–700	679	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	435.00–440.00	437.53
2	500–550	515	390.00–400.00	394.85
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
1	950–1000	970	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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